Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Mettham Richardson [1] | ||
Date of birth | December 1872 | ||
Place of birth | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [1] | ||
Date of death | 10 July 1920 (age 47) [1] | ||
Place of death | Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre half / left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
– | St Catherines (Lincoln) | ||
1892–1896 | Lincoln City | 64 | (6) |
1896–1897 | Gainsborough Trinity | 8 | (0) |
– | Constitutional Club (Lincoln) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Mettham Richardson (December 1872 – 10 July 1920) was an English footballer who made 72 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City and Gainsborough Trinity. He played as a centre half or left half. [3]
Richardson was the eldest child of Clark Richardson and Mary Ann (née Mettham), who married in February 1872. He married Lucy Brown in 1897. [4] They had a daughter, Lottie Florence Richardson, in 1898. He later worked as a metal machinist before his death at age 47. [5]